diff --git a/app/static/js/decider.js b/app/static/js/decider.js
index f6d008e..3cb4c41 100644
--- a/app/static/js/decider.js
+++ b/app/static/js/decider.js
@@ -850,8 +850,10 @@ document.addEventListener('alpine:init', function () {
         },
 
         loadFromJson() {
-            // button -> trigger <input> file selector
-            document.getElementById('cartFile').click();
+            // button -> clear & then open <input> file selector
+            const fileInput = document.getElementById('cartFile');
+            fileInput.value = "";
+            fileInput.click();
         },
 
         loadFromJsonFileChanged(inputEl) {
diff --git a/app/templates/base.html b/app/templates/base.html
index b6a00c5..22d2fb3 100644
--- a/app/templates/base.html
+++ b/app/templates/base.html
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ <h1 class="modal-title fs-2" id="welcomeModalLabel">Welcome to Decider!</h1>
         <script src="/static/js/lib/minisearch-6.1.0/minisearch-6.1.0.min.js"></script>
         <script defer src="/static/js/lib/alpinejs-3.12.2/alpinejs-focus-3.12.2.min.js"></script>
         <script defer src="/static/js/lib/alpinejs-3.12.2/alpinejs-3.12.2.min.js"></script>
-        <script src="/static/js/decider.js?cache_bust=24feb07"></script>
+        <script src="/static/js/decider.js?cache_bust=24jul03"></script>
     {% else %}
         <script src="/static/js/lib/jquery-3.7.0.slim/jquery-3.7.0.slim.js"></script>
         <script src="/static/js/lib/mark.js-9.0.0/jquery.mark.es6.js"></script>
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ <h1 class="modal-title fs-2" id="welcomeModalLabel">Welcome to Decider!</h1>
         <script src="/static/js/lib/minisearch-6.1.0/minisearch-6.1.0.js"></script>
         <script defer src="/static/js/lib/alpinejs-3.12.2/alpinejs-focus-3.12.2.js"></script>
         <script defer src="/static/js/lib/alpinejs-3.12.2/alpinejs-3.12.2.js"></script>
-        <script src="/static/js/decider.js?cache_bust=24feb07"></script>
+        <script src="/static/js/decider.js?cache_bust=24jul03"></script>
     {% endif %}
 
     {{ user_additions.body_bottom() }}